Girl’s name · Yiddish

Yitty

How to say it: YIT-ee · /ˈjɪti/

Yiddish nickname, often for Yetta or Yehudit - widely used in Hasidic Jewish communities.

Yitty was the 1,246th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 134 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up about 96% in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #967 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · How we compute these figures

#1,246for girls in 2025
1 in 24,741US babies
134born in 2025
#967projected for 2030
2020sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Yitty
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#1,246
Babies born in 2025134
Share of births1 in 24,741
Peak decade2020s
Change over 10 years+96%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#967

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Yitty arrived in recent decades and saw its best years in the 2020s. The name holds at its peak with more increase expected.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 67 per million births, 2020s.

What goes with it

Crisp at the start then soft at the close, with a lively communal character. Shaindy shares its style.

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Yitty is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English.

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